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Long-term Debt - Summary of Long-term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | $ 14,159 | $ 14,875
Commercial paper borrowings |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 2,600 | 1,694
4.00% Senior Notes due 2025 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 1,742 | 1,741
3.30% Senior Notes due 2021 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 1,596 | 1,595
3.00% Senior Notes due 2020 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 1,595 | 1,593
3.65% Senior Notes due 2023 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 1,493 | 1,492
4.20% Senior Notes due 2021 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 1,100 | 1,100
2.40% Senior Notes due 2022 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 997 | 996
3.63% Senior Notes due 2022 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 847 | 846
2.65% Senior Notes due 2022 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 598 | 598
2.20% Senior Notes due 2020 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 498 | 498
7.00% Notes due 2038 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 211 | 212
4.50% Notes due 2021 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 133 | 135
5.95% Notes due 2041 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 115 | 115
3.60% Notes due 2022 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 109 | 110
5.13% Notes due 2043 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 99 | 99
4.00% Notes due 2023 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 82 | 82
3.70% Notes due 2024 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | 55 | 56
0.63% Guaranteed Notes due 2019 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount |  | 712
1.50% Guaranteed Notes due 2019 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount |  | 603
Other |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, carrying amount | $ 289 | $ 598

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